Practice areas: General Litigation, Appellate, Securities Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 1974
Education: Baylor University School of Law
The Lanier Law Firm
10940 W. Sam Houston Pkwy NSuite 100
Houston, TX 77064 Phone: 713-659-5200 Email: Ralph D. (Skip) McBride Visit website
Ralph “Skip” McBride is Of Counsel in the Issues and Appeals practice at The Lanier Law Firm’s Houston office. With more than 40 years of legal experience, McBride has represented banks, energy companies, insurers, investors, and other commercial clients in a broad range of disputes. His experience includes oil and gas litigation, real estate and construction disputes, product liability, securities litigation, personal injury, and trusts and probate matters. He has also helped develop litigation practices involving insurance, banking, and contingency fee matters.
Recognized by Best Lawyers for Commercial Litigation and selected to Texas Super Lawyers, McBride holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation.
First Admitted: 1974, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/attorneys/skip-mcbride/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Licensed to practice in Texas and Arkansas
- Texas Bar Foundation, Member
- Baylor University Law Review Association, Member
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Nothern District of Texas
- United States Tax Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Pro bono / Community Service
- Memorial Hermann Health Care System, Audit Committee
- Health Professionals Insurance Company, LTD (HePIC), Director
- The College of Biblical Studies, Board of Trustees
- Camp Eagle, Board of Trustees
- Houston Baptist University, Board of Trustees
Educational Background
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, graduate cum laude
Honors
- Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2008
- Best Lawyers – Commercial Litigation (2021-2027), Best Lawyers
- Fellow, Houston Bar Association
- Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024, Best Lawyers
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2008